Friday, June 27, 2014

Here on the blog we focus on the bits of history we encounter while doing research for our books—or just researching for fun. Now and again we talk about the ways we connect our investigations to our main jobs of writing novels. With the launch of Vixen in Velvet, I’ve had several opportunities to talk about the way I integrate my historical research (especially fashion) into my stories, as well as other topics.

Today I offer the lineup of Vixen in Velvet-related activities. They include a short video, which is your Casual Friday Video. Sorry. It's me.

And if you're not sick of me talking about me & my writing, or if you still have unanswered questions, please ask—or join me here next week for more about the things I've learned about the 1830s and what I do with them.

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I just finished Vixen in Velvet early this morning. I wish there was a visual blog or pinterest page to go with the book full of pictures/photos of the fabric and fashions you had in mind as you wrote the book. Each visual with a quote from the book so I could see what you were writting about...Just a wish.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/06/25/the-history-behind-boston-first-fashionista Follow this link go to the Boston Globe web site and search in the Lifestyle/Style section for the headline The history behind Boston’s first fashionista

Second Anonymous - Not to be butting in on Loretta's post - but I wanted to comment on the link to the Boston Globe article. The fashion historian mentioned in the article, Kimberly Alexander, is in fact a "Friend of the Blog." She has invited me to come see the Elizabeth Bull wedding dress with her the next time I'm in Boston, which I fully intend to do! Expect a blog post here on the dress soon. :)

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A Polite Explanation

There’s a big difference in how we use history. But we’re equally nuts about it. To us, the everyday details of life in the past are things to talk about, ponder, make fun of -- much in the way normal people talk about their favorite reality show.

We talk about who’s wearing what and who’s sleeping with whom. We try to sort out rumor or myth from fact. We thought there must be at least three other people out there who think history’s fascinating and fun, too. This blog is for them.